There are major fires burning all around me-
all motivated by the forceful winds.
The ominous ashes engulf the sky,
The Sun is not visible.
...
Only once every day
can you watch the sun rise,
out of fields in the east
and over mountains in the west-
...
This place was a joy
to a drunken old man-
rainy June day,
stuck in the mud,
...
Oh how I love
my California coast-
my people and their stories
who helped me find a voice-
...
To a cardinal high,
all things are possible-
Jeez, what a view
on the farm down below.
...
Deciduous like a buckeye-
time has only shown,
what your true colors are.
Moonlight has a way
...
Luis Enrique Jimenez Jr. is a composer, orchestrator, and trumpeter based out of Los Angeles, California. Being of Latin American decent, Luis is determined to use his Hispanic Heritage as an instrument to advocate for increased diversity and inclusion in the arts. Presently, Luis is working to expand the modern repertoire for brass musicians and ensembles by self-publishing a collection of works throughout the year 2020.)
Grounded
You could be on top of the world-
but still,
you would come down for me.
The travertine-
placed beneath your feet,
has never been enough.
Reminiscing on a distant self,
would all go up in smoke.
Everlasting clouds,
were made to hold you high-
yet something that you needed,
was below.
A boundless gift,
bestowed by Faith.
you tied it-
to a tree.
That very force-
still lifts you up,
and will forevermore.
When all is done,
the heads have turned-
you'll still come down for me.
I will never know music, the way music knows me.
Not every poem is a great poem, but there is something great in every poem.